“Investigation confirmed the veracity of the charges by the complainant,” said sub-divisional police officer Uma Shankar Maharana.

He said a case was registered against the man under sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (outrage of modesty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

Meanwhile, the principal claimed he was innocent and was being framed by the girl’s family.